Singer and actor Pirat "Mike" Nitipaisankul has gone back on his word and sought a paternity test for the child he vowed to rear as his own.
Mike early this month admitted being the father of a newborn child out of marriage, but said he wasn't interested in seeking a DNA test to prove fatherhood.
He was forced to come forward after the child's mother, Italian-Thai model Sarah Casinghini, 22, leaked the news on social media.
The young actor last week told reporters he had now changed his mind, admitting the trio had been to hospital to have the test.
Mike said he and Sarah, who are no longer seeing each other, decided to seek the test for the peace of mind of their parents.
"I want to keep the results between the two families. It's enough to say that no matter how the test comes out, I'm willing to raise the child anyway," he told reporters.
On Thursday, however, Sarah took baby Maxwell before the media for his first public outing to declare the DNA tests confirmed Mike was the child's father.
Speaking just a day after the couple received the results, Sarah said she could not agree with Mike's request to stay mum.
"In the past I've done as Mike asked, but now I want to do something for myself. Now the results are out I have to front the public, or they will forever be asking. If we didn't come forward, how would they look at me?"
Sarah said Mike did not respond verbally to the news confirming he was the dad. "He just smiled," she said.
"I have no idea if his parents know; all he said was they are overseas," she added.
Sarah said she had not asked Mike's family to help support the child, and that she had met all of baby Maxwell's expenses herself, except for the short time when she was in hospital giving birth. "I haven't thought about his upkeep. I'm just doing my duty as a mother, caring for him at home.
"He doesn't help raise the child … he just drops in like a visitor," she said, adding Mike has come to see the child six or eight times since Maxwell's birth.
"Mike can turn up, but I won't let him take the child for overnight stays. When he visits he's clumsy … he can't hold the child properly, he can't do a thing. I have to teach him. All that remains now is for him to sign the child's birth certificate.
"I'm not too fussed about what our status is to each other. We're friends, I haven't thought of getting back together."
Sarah said while she wanted Mike to sign the papers to confirm he was the father, the child could take her surname. Their parents had yet to discuss who will be responsible for what, though she said Mike's parents had treated her kindly.
"All I want is for him to do his duty as a father. I can't say whether he's reached that point … it's a matter of time," she said.
She had talked to Mike about moving to Phuket, or perhaps taking Maxwell overseas, but Mike wanted the couple to stay in Bangkok.
Asked about who should eventually pay for the child's education, Sarah said it's a duty that parents should take on themselves.
"They shouldn't have to drag their parents into it. But if it has to be me alone, okay," she said.
Confirming last week that he was prepared to help raise his son, Mike said he felt like a dad when he held Maxwell in his arms.
"I know how it feels to be a parent who cares for his child," he said.
He confirmed he was prepared to sign the birth certificate, but said the question of upkeep would have to wait until both sides had a chance to talk.
Everything must go
Actress Pichanak "May" Sakakorn is trying to rid herself of any traces of the man who once asked for her hand in marriage, selling an expensive watch he gave her and donating the proceeds to charity.
May declared last week she had now sold a 1.2 million baht Patek Philippe watch that her former love, policeman Thititsan "Joe" Uthanapol, gave her as a birthday present. She had returned to him an unspecified portion of the proceeds, but intended giving the rest to charity.
May keeps a daily record on social media of which charities have received the benefits of her largesse. On day one, she gave 100,000 baht to a charity for the blind. By late last week, she had reached day six, sending 10,000 baht apiece to Thais known for keeping stray cats and dogs.
The feisty actress embarked on the charity drive after a female friend of Joe's, aided by two others, waged a social media campaign against her.
Calling herself Ann Mheechompoo, Joe's female friend accused May of sucking men dry of their money and then dumping them.
She said May duped lovestruck Joe into parting with gifts worth 30 million baht, before she finally tired of him and called it quits.
The gifts allegedly included a car, a ring and the watch.
The trio have since apologised after May threatened them with legal action, as the actress insisted she never asked Joe for anything.
"On the day we broke up, I visited Joe along with my friends, actress Panward 'Peuy' Hemmanee and her husband Nithi 'Pop' Boonyaratkalin. We took back anything we thought might belong to him," she said.
"He refused to accept the watch, planting it on Peuy's hand and insisting he gave it to me as a birthday present. However, I don't want it, and never asked for anything which wasn't mine," she said.
May said she would carry on giving away the proceeds until no money is left. Joe has yet to comment on the fate of his watch.
No third hand for Aum and Nat
Actor Atichart "Aum" Chumnanont insists problems with his wife, actress Myria "Nat" Benedetti, have nothing to do with a third hand.
Reports emerged last week that the couple's marriage was on the rocks after Aum was spotted getting friendly with actress Ranee "Bella" Campen in a city pub. The pair appear in the soap opera Plerng Chimplee (Flame of Chimplee).
Aum, who has previously been linked to gay rumours, married Nat in April. Bella last week denied seeing Aum romantically, saying the pair have not met since filming of the lakorn ended.
Nat, however, posted a cryptic message on Instagram warning people against doing things on the sly. Talking about the episode, Aum admitted relationship problems with his wife, but said Bella had nothing to do with them.
"I spoke to Nat and have changed my behaviour. It was about me, no one else. The problem is now over," he said, declining to add detail. Nat's social media message was just a piece of philosophy she pulled from Buddhist scriptures and didn't mean anything either, he said.
